Neither of these teams will be making the playoffs this year, but on the other hand they both are playing pretty decent ball as of late. Im gonna roll with the Cubbies on this one, once the Reds figure out who they are starting. Smyly is coming off his best start of the year (shut the Marlins out for 6 innings and 1 out). He is also 4-0 against the Reds in his career.

I think the same energy will come this game. Although I think the Reds will get the better of him, I think they still pull a win (regardless of the reds atrocious bullpen), OVER the posted total.

The Royals wouldn’t have much of a chance in this game if an average pitcher was starting for the White Sox, and Dylan Cease is no regular pitcher. The White Sox starter enters this game with a sub-2 ERA at 1.98 and has pitched his last 18 innings while giving up just 2 runs and 16 strikeouts. He is in the midst of the best stretch of his young career and Kansas City does not have the offense to keep up with or really even challenge him. The White Sox offense isn’t elite, but they can certainly handle a past-his-prime Greinke while Cease mows down the Royals young lineup.

Prediction: White Sox win on the back of a good start from Cease.

Smyly is above average and the rookie Lodolo isn’t too bad. The total is inflated should be 8.